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Lesson Plans

Inquiry-based lesson plans exploring a small number of sources over one or two class periods

20th Century, Classroom Materials, Lesson Plans, Middle School

All Together in World War I

Hilary Mac Austin and Kathleen Thompson
July 7, 2021

20th Century, Classroom Materials, Lesson Plans, Middle School

Pullman Porters

Hilary Mac Austin and Kathleen Thompson
July 7, 2021

19th Century, Classroom Materials, Lesson Plans, Middle School

From the Letters of Amy Eleanor Wingreen (1870-1919)

Hilary Mac Austin and Kathleen Thompson
June 30, 2021

19th Century, Classroom Materials, Lesson Plans, Middle School

The Hull House Neighborhood

Detail of a map showing a set of Chicago blocks color coded by wage rate

Hilary Mac Austin and Kathleen Thompson
June 25, 2021

17th Century, 18th Century, Classroom Materials, High School, Lesson Plans

Maps and the Beginnings of Colonial North America: C3 Activity (Grades 9-12)

Nicholas Kryczka, PhD
January 22, 2020

17th Century, 18th Century, Classroom Materials, High School, Lesson Plans, Middle School

Maps and the Beginnings of Colonial North America: Unit Plan (Grades 6-12)

Nicholas Kryczka, PhD
January 17, 2020

17th Century, 18th Century, Classroom Materials, College Prep, High School, Lesson Plans

Maps and the Beginnings of Colonial North America: Document-Based Questions

Nicholas Kryczka, PhD
January 17, 2020

17th Century, 18th Century, Classroom Materials, Elementary School, Lesson Plans, Middle School

Maps and the Beginnings of Colonial North America: Visual Literacy Class Activity (Grades K-8)

Nicholas Kryczka, PhD
January 15, 2020

18th Century, Lesson Plans

Native Nations in an Age of Empire and Revolution, 1750-1783

Anthony Di Lorenzo
January 24, 2017

20th Century, Classroom Materials, High School, Lesson Plans

Reading Visual Images: The First World War

Susan Binkis
June 13, 2013